Darker coloured pigeons are healthier, researchers in France have discovered.
A study of urban pigeons in central Paris has shown that birds with higher levels of the dark pigment melanin have stronger immune systems.
They are also better able to

And yet...I am not crushed, but coddled. Instead of vile laughter, gentle voices encourage me to hold on - to cling to life. They call us beautiful and carry as many of us as they can from this blood-soaked field.

Pigeons are highly intelligent birds and model parents. Their hearts and minds are akin to our own. Pigeons have keen eyes and versatile perceptions. They can &#64258;y over 90 miles an hour and &#64257;nd their way home from thousands of miles away.

Countless hunters are currently taking to the fields to blast songbirds from the sky and poison the earth with lead. Meanwhile, some shooters in Pennsylvania can't even be bothered to go after birds in the wilderness. No, they prefer killing semi-tame

While rushing to an early-morning tennis game, I spotted a pigeon in the middle of the sidewalk. I've lived in New York for years and rescued lots of birds in trouble, so I knew that this pigeon needed

Kings of Leon abruptly stopped their concert on Friday because pigeons began raining down tokens of affection on the band. Daily Mail explains: Jared Followill (bassist) had been hit several times already when a particularly large splat landed on his face

The photo on the cover of PETA's recent Annual Review shows how loving and devoted pigeons are. In fact, they could teach the "Moral Majority" a thing or two: They mate for life, and both parents share in the care and nurturing of their young.

While we would never knock someone's love for these intelligent birds, Tyson's claim to care about pigeons is rather incredulous given that he chooses to tout using them in a "sport" that--like horseracing--exposes them to danger and death. In a typical

A Pennsylvania district attorney took campaign funds from an organization which promotes killing live pigeons in contests, and then refused to allow the prosecution of animal cruelty charges against a gun club that hosts pigeon shooting contests

Adult peregrine (PEHR'ih-grihn) falcons are fearless predators at the top of their food-chain.
But when a Brooklyn man witnessed a gang of pigeons chasing and pecking at a peregrine falcon chick on Monday, he rushed in and rescued the baby predator.